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NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A modern classic of true crime, set in a most beguiling Southern city: "Elegant and wicked . . . might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime."--The New York Times Book Review
Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. In this sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative, John Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbulent young gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the "soul of pampered self-absorption"; the uproariously funny drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young people dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience.
Author: John Berendt
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Published: 01/13/1994
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 9.57h x 5.98w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780679429227
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.2
Point Value: 21
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 19791 / Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Honor Book
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/01/1994 pg. 139
Booklist 10/15/1993 pg. 413
Publishers Weekly 12/13/1993
About the Author
John Berendt writes a monthly column for Esquire. He has been the editor of New York magazine and lives in New York.
Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. In this sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative, John Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbulent young gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the "soul of pampered self-absorption"; the uproariously funny drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young people dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience.
Author: John Berendt
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Published: 01/13/1994
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 9.57h x 5.98w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780679429227
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.2
Point Value: 21
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 19791 / Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Honor Book
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/01/1994 pg. 139
Booklist 10/15/1993 pg. 413
Publishers Weekly 12/13/1993
About the Author
John Berendt writes a monthly column for Esquire. He has been the editor of New York magazine and lives in New York.